Codementor Explained

Codementor
Owner:Weiting Liu
Area Served:Worldwide

Codementor is an online platform that connects coders with mentors and clients for projects on a freelance basis.[1] [2] The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan, and San Francisco, California.[3]

History

Codementor was founded in 2013 by Weiting Liu.[4]

Codementor received the initial funding from Kai-Fu Lee’s venture capital firm TMI and participated in the Techstars accelerator program in Seattle in 2013.[5] It was officially launched in 2014.[6]

In 2015, Codementor launched Live Group classes[7] and partnered with online learning platform Udemy.[8]

Codementor was one of the startups chosen by the Taiwanese Government to represent Taiwan in the 2016 TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon in San Francisco.[9] [10] In March 2016, Codementor partnered with Africa-based startup Andela.[11]

In 2016, Codementor raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round.[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Codementor launched an initiative designed to match coders with software projects in the fight against the virus.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem . 2022-05-30 . www.techinasia.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Shu. Catherine. Codementor Is An Open Marketplace That Provides Developers With One-On-One Programming Help. TechCrunch. 29 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Horwitz. Josh. Codementor, a startup that connects frustrated developers with live coding gurus, nabs $600K in seed funding.. Tech In Asia. 29 June 2016.
  4. News: Horwitz . Josh . Codementor, a startup that connects frustrated developers with live coding gurus, nabs $600K in seed funding . Yahoo News . 24 March 2014 . en-SG.
  5. Web site: Gat . Aviva . 25 March 2014 . Taiwanese Codementor gets its own mentorship in the form of $600k . Geektime . 20 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Shu. Catherine. Techstars-Backed Codementor Launches To Provide Programmers With One-On-One Help. Tech Crunch. 29 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Shu. Catherine. Codementor, A Learning Platform For Developers Launches Live Group Classes.. TechCrunch.
  8. Web site: Schmidt. Will. Elevation Online Coding Education Vio On Demand Mentorship. Tech.co. 29 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160606182654/http://tech.co/codementor-udemy-partnership-2015-12. 6 June 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: 蔡 . 靚萱 . 英皇室資金, 南非富豪 找上台灣共享新秀 . Business Weekly . 21 July 2016.
  10. News: Gary . Edward . Fixgee . 29 October 2023.
  11. Web site: Henry. Zoe. How These 2 Startups Are Connecting African Programmers With IBM and Microsoft. Inc.com. March 2016. 29 June 2016.
  12. News: Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers. Kolodny. Lora. TechCrunch. 2017-10-09. en.
  13. Web site: Codementor launches Code Against COVID-19 to match volunteers with software projects . 2022-05-30 . TechCrunch . en-US.

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